Energy - A Third Grade Science Vocabulary Unit can help your class over come the stumbling block of mastering science vocabulary for many students. Research shows that many 3rd graders can understand the required science skills, but independent reading and research usually hits a roadblock due to the “higher than grade level” vocabulary that accompanies these science themes.
This Science Energy Vocabulary Unit has enough material for you to use as an introduction to the vocabulary, a vocabulary lesson, a review of the vocabulary, and a remediation of the vocabulary, so many ways to use the different components, you could use it all year to spiral your energy lessons!
You can use the many items easily for four to six weeks by spiraling as morning work, science work, science homework, literacy seat work, literacy center work, reading center work, small group lessons, etc. There are so many ways to incorporate a vocabulary review into your classroom lesson plans.
The Table of Contents lists each item and how some pages might look the same,
but it is differentiated with seven words or thirteen words, if it is in ABC order, or
mixed order, etc. If you are unsure of any page, please look first at the Table of
Contents for the title of the item.
The Teacher Example Photos are designed to show the students by projecting
them to the front of the room for a quick mini-lesson discussion.
The File Divider Photos are designed for you to place everything into one folder or
multiple folders and use these as lesson dividers and/or covers for the folders. You
can also print, laminate and place the photo at the center for the students to know
that they are at the correct center.
Ways to Use the Different Pages:
* Vocabulary Definitions Page {7 words or 13 words} Send this page home in your students’ take-home folder to study at both home and school. If you use a
separate Science Folder at school, use a second copy as a page to keep in their
Science Folder. You can also set your printer / copier setting to “two to a page” so
that you can give your students half a page with the complete vocabulary for home
and the other half of the page for their Science Folder or their Science Interactive
Notebook.
* Write the Definitions Page {7 words or 13 words} Use this page at home or in
class with the Vocabulary Definition Page for the students to write and reinforce
what each definition is for the vocabulary word. Depending on their ability, they
can also use the word in a sentence or complete a “quick draw example” of the
word in the real world.
* Answer Keys for the Write the Definitions Pages In addition to your use, you
can post the answer key at your Science Center and/or Literacy Center to be a
guide to complete the assignment or a student self-checking page when they have
completed the definitions. You can also leave it for a Substitute Teacher day for
your Sub to check the students’ answers.
* Match the Definitions Page {7 words or 13 words} This page comes in two
versions, ABC order, and mixed order, for both the 7 words lesson and the 13
words lesson. Use the easier ABC order as a quick pre-test and the mixed order
as a post test. These pages can also be used as seat work and/or homework too.
Answer Keys for the Match the Definitions Pages In addition to your use, you
can post the answer key at your Science Center and/or Literacy Center to be a
guide to complete the assignment or a student self-checking page when they have
completed the definitions. You can also leave it for a Substitute Teacher day for
your Sub to check the students’ answers.
* Study Cards Print and laminate for your Science and/or Literacy Center so that
your students can use these cards to fill out their “Write the Definitions” pages.
Your students can also use them as flash cards alone or with each other, by
holding their hand over the definition. Place these cards around the room so that
your students can use a clip board and “Walk the Room” or “Read the Room” to
find each card and write the definition on the included Study Cards Recording
Sheets. These cards can also be printed in black and white for the students to
keep a set at home and a set in their Science Folder {if the cost of colored ink is a
concern.}
* Study Cards Recording Sheets Print the first page with the seven answer areas
for the students only studying the main seven words and print the first page and
the second page back-to-back for your students that are studying all thirteen
words. You can also give your students one page on one day, and the second
page on another day if they need their lessons broken down into smaller,
manageable parts.
* The I Have, Who Has? Game Cards! Print, laminate, cut out and use year after
year!
* Teacher Direction Sheet A how to page for you to teach your students how to
play I Have, Who Has? Games. You can also use this with a parent volunteer or
paraprofessional to review the vocabulary with 4 – 6 students in a small group.
This game, with the teacher directions included, are also great for an
EMERGENCY SUB TUB!
* Teacher Answer Key Sheet This page is to keep the game moving so that you
can tell what answer comes next, I also recommend letting one student be the
“teacher” so that they can help the game continue to move forward while you, the
teacher, can get a few minutes of work done. PERFECT for the end of the day
when you have students waiting for walker / car rider / bus dismissal
announcements.
* Match Game Cards I love these cards and the multiple uses you can have with
them, year after year, class after class! Print, laminate, cut out and then you can
use these cards with your students for playing “Match Game” also known as
“Concentration”. Place each card face down, and then take turns turning over two
cards at a time. If the student selects the word with the correct definition, they get
to keep the two cards. The winner ends the game with the most matching sets of
cards. This is a great game that one student can play as a way of reading and
reviewing the vocabulary words and definitions. Print a set for each student to play
Concentration at home with their family to continue to reinforce these vocabulary
words! For more fun, use one dice. Before the student’s turn, roll the one dice to
see how many turns you get. Roll a 1, you get one turn, but roll a 6, and you’re in
luck with getting 6 turns!
* Match Game Cards Recording Sheets I have placed the Study Cards Recording
Sheets with the Match Game Cards for ease of printing. These recording sheets
work will with these cards too!
This 3rd Grade Science Vocabulary Unit for Energy Resource Includes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Pages 1 – 3 - Lesson Plan Ideas with Teaching Tips
Page 4 – 13 Words - Vocabulary Definitions Teacher Example Photo
Page 5 – 13 Words - Vocabulary Definitions Take Home Folder Page
Page 6 – 13 Words - Write the Vocabulary Definitions ABC Order
Page 7 – 13 Words - Write the Vocabulary Definitions Mixed Order
Page 8 – 7 Words - Vocabulary Definitions Teacher Example Photo
Page 9 – 7 Words - Vocabulary Definitions Take Home Folder Page
Page 10 – 7 Words - Write the Vocabulary Definitions ABC Order
Page 11 – 7 Words - Write the Vocabulary Definitions Mixed Order
Page 12 – Vocabulary Definitions Answer Keys Photo for File Dividers
Page 13 – 13 Words - Answer Key Vocabulary Definitions ABC Order
Page 14 – 13 Words - Answer Key Vocabulary Definitions Mixed Order
Page 15 – 7 Words - Answer Key Vocabulary Definitions ABC Order
Page 16 – 7 Words - Answer Key Vocabulary Definitions Mixed Order
Page 17 – 13 Words - Match the Definitions Teacher Example Photo
Page 18 – 13 Words - Match the Definitions ABC Order
Page 19 – 13 Words - Match the Definitions Mixed Order
Page 20 – 7 Words - Match the Definitions Teacher Example Photo
Page 21 – 7 Words - Match the Definitions ABC Order
Page 22 – 7 Words - Match the Definitions Mixed Order
Page 23 – Match the Definitions Answer Keys Photo for File Dividers
Page 24 – 13 Words - Answer Key Match the Definitions ABC Order
Page 25 – 13 Words - Answer Key Match the Definitions Mixed Order
Page 26 – 7 Words - Answer Key Match the Definitions ABC Order
Page 27 – 7 Words - Answer Key Match the Definitions Mixed Order
Page 28 – Study Cards Teacher Example Photo
Page 29 – Study Cards with Recording Sheet Teacher Example Photo
Page 30 – Study Cards with Write the Definitions Sheet Teacher
Example Photo
Pages 31 - 34 – Study Cards and Study Card Deck of Cards Cover -
Perfect for “Read the Room” and “Scoot”
Page 35 – Study Cards Recording Sheet with 7 Answer Areas
Page 36 – Study Cards Recording Sheet with 6 Answer Areas,
Designed to be Printed on the Back of Page 33 for 13 Answers.
Page 37 – I Have, Who Has? Teacher Photo for File Dividers
Page 38 – I Have, Who Has? Teacher Directions
Page 39 – I Have, Who Has? Teacher Answer Key Listing the Order
Page 40 – I Have, Who Has? Cards Teacher Example Photo
Pages 41 - 44 – I Have, Who Has? Cards and Deck of Cards Cover
Page 45 – Match Game Teacher Example Photo
Page 46 – Match Game Cards With Recording Sheet Teacher
Example Photo
Page 47 – Match Game Cards With the Write the Definitions
Recording Sheet Teacher Example Photo
Pages 48 – 54 – Match Game Cards and Deck of Cards Cover
Page 55 – Match Game Cards With BOTH Recording Sheets Teacher
Example Photo
Page 56 – Match Game Cards Recording Sheet with 7 Answer Areas
{Same as the Study Cards Recording Sheet, But Placed Here to Ease
of Printing.}
Page 57 – Match Game Cards Recording Sheet with 6 Answer Areas,
Designed to be Printed on the Back of Page 33 for 13 Answers. {Same
as the Study Cards Recording Sheet, But Placed Here to Ease of
Printing.
** Please view the cover, the pictures and the preview file for more details. **
This 3rd Grade Science Energy Vocabulary Unit is perfect for...
- A Fast Finishers Tub
- Small Group Lessons
- Science Workstations
- Remediation and RTI Groups
- Clip Board Work Time
- Seat Work
- Literacy Workstations
- Substitute Teacher Folders
- Science Take Home Work
- Reading Workstations
- Homework Worksheets
- Morning Work Tubs
- Independent Practice
- Early Finishers
- Vocabulary Workstations
- Emergency Sub Tubs
- Morning Science Buckets
- Parent Volunteer Buckets
- After School Tutoring
- Early Morning Arrival Students
- Early Morning Tutoring
- Small Science Group Lessons
- Science Center Assignments
- And so much more!
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Common Core State Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.4
Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.4
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning word and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.6
Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial and temporal relationships (e.g., After dinner that night we went looking for them).
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